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Lead midwife of Croydon University Hospital Laura Steed created the project and looked for volunteers herself, after she learned that 21 per cent of babies born between January and March this year became hypothermic.

Laura said: “If the hats continue to show good results I believe hospitals up and down the country could start doing this.

“The support from the community has been incredible and we shouldn’t be surprised, as people quickly understand how a nice, warm knitted hat could save a young life.